Cutter.



H. D. WILSON CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31, 1909. REHEWED JULY 29, 1912.

1,055,587. Patented Mar.11,1913.

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H. D. WILSON.

CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31, 1909. RENEWED JULY 29, 1912.

1,055,587, Patented Mar. 11,1913.

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Specification of Letters Eatent.

Application filed March 3%, 1983, serial lE-lO. 337,847. Renewed July 29, 191:3. Serial "Zlflflfi.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that l, HARRY D. VVnJsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of lllichigan, have-invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Cutters, of which the following is a specification. i

The object of my invention is the provi sion of a cutter which especially shall be adapted for cutting cabbages into'long thin, strips, one of the steps necessar in the manufacture of sauer-kraut, but which may be used for cutting other vegetables or other materials when so desired.

My invention consists in certain novelties of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one example of the physical embodiment of the invention constructed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application of the principle. V

, Figure l is a perspective view of the entire machine. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the rotary knife carrying disk illustrating the spokes, cover plates and knives, part of the cover ,plates and knives being removed, and one hopper or feeding device which is suspended above the top surfaceof the disk. Fig. 3 is a section on line A-A of Fig. en-

larged to show the spokes and the rel at-ive,

positions of the knives and cover plates.

Fig. l is a detail view showing the way of attaching the hub of the disk to the lower end of the vertical shaft. Fig. 5 shows a hopper or feeding device detached. Figs. 6 and 7 are sections on line a:-;0 and y-y Fig. 5. Fig. El is a plan view of a knife removed from the disk. Fig. shows a straight edged knife. The numeral designates the base piece;

2, a cylindrical housing with an open bottom, the housing being cast integral with the base, and the wall of said housing being disposed at right angles to the base; 3, a cross arm or bridge tree extendingfrom one side to the other of the housing and located slightly below the upper edge of the housing; i, a bearing at the center of the tree which may be provided with anti-friction balls or rollers; 5,5, standards or legsbolted to the base at opposite sides of the housing; 6, a cross bar bolted to the top ends of the standards and supported in a horizontal po sition above thehcusing; 'Z and 8, hearings at the top surface of the cross bar; 9, a horizontal rotary shaft located in'the bearings; 10, a bevel gear wheel at one end of the shaft; 11, a pulley wheel fixed to the shaft; 12, a loose pulley wheel on the shaft; 13, a bearing atthe side of the cross bar; let, a vertical shaft journaled in bearing 13 and bearing a at the center of the bridge tree; 15, a bevel gear wheel on shaft 14 and in gear with bevel wheel 10 on the shaft 9, as shown; 16, the rotary knife carrying diskpreferabl cast in one piece; 17,-the hub of the dis in practice about fifteen inches in diameter; 18, a. collar integral vwith the hub;

19, a hole through the collar and hub; 20, a

taper pin passed through holes in the shaft is and the collar; 21, set-screws; 22, a collar atthe end of 'theshaft 14 and below the hub reniovably secured in place by any suitable means; 23, spokes radiating tangentially from thecircuinfercnce of the hub 17 to the circular rim 24, each spoke being wider adjacent the riiii than at the hub so as to present an irregular taperin appearance or shape; 25, the upper horizontal surface of a spoke; 26, the under beveled surface forming a thin edge at one side of a spoke; 27 the vertical edge surface; 28,the open spaces between the spokes; 29, one of the knives with its cutting edge lapping over the edge of adjacent spoke and raised above the same to form an opening 30, as shown; 31,

adjusting screws located within threaded holes in the edge of a spoke and'bearing against the under surface of a knife; 32, open slots in knife; 38, a cover plate locate-d above a knife, the edge 3a being beveled, as shown, and the said plate provided with two series of-holes, oncseries at each' edge; 35, a perforated filler strip located under one edge of a cover plate; 36, binding screws passed through the holes at the front edge of the cover plate and the open slots in the knife and seated within .threaded holes in and adjacent the edge of a spoke; 87, screws passed through the holes in the rear edge of the cover plate and the holes in the filler plate; 38, the straight edge portion of a knife extending from a to b; 39,the

curved edge portion extending from b to 0,'

and 6, so thatthe s ace within the same diminishespin depth rom the larger to the smaller end" thereof 41, two perforated lugs at the top surface of the smaller end; 42, lugs on the bridge tree; 43, bolts which unite the lugs 41 and 42 and constitute a hingedconnection; 44, a perforated lug at the top surfaceof the larger end of the hopper; 45, a rod with one end threaded and the other perforatedv and having a bearing for a spring'intermediate the ends; 46, a bolt uniting the .lug 44 and rod; 47 a perforated lu on the cross bar; 48, a nuton the rod; an 49, a spring on the rod for forcing the funnel or hop er downwardly.

In the di'awings- Fig. 1 shows'only one hopper or feeding device located at one side of the bridge tree, the other one of similar construction'being oppositely disposed and the larger end supported by the rod 45 and the smaller end by the lugs 42, the said hop I being removed to show the top surface of the disk. However, one hopper only may be used-when so desired.

The modus operandi is as follows: 'Rotary motion is imparted to the horizontal shaft,

for example, by a belt on the fixed pulley,

.and'th rough the bevel gears to the vertical shaft 14 and the disk carrying the knives. The cabbages are fed into the larger open end of a hopper, which is suspended withv its edges. close to the surface of the disk, but not in contact therewith, and .as parts of the cabbages are removed by the knives the remaining portions are advanced toward the shallower part of the hopper. In case of a large cabbage or other material being introduced into the hopper the operator can liftthe funnel or hopper against the pressure of the spring on the rod and then release it and allow it to fall under the pressure of the spring and the action of gravity.

The cut cabbage or other material falls into a receptacle beneath the housing. The under beveled surfaces 26 of the spokes provide open spaces or throats for the cut material those shown in connection with the disk-.' Y Obviously, and which is an important and J andby reason of their shapes the under surf faces of the spokes will not strike the cut strips of cabbage and break them inpieces.

The knife edges being of the shape'shown;

each curved for apart of its length adjacent the hub and then straight to the rim,

gives a curved shearing out near-the hub and farther out tothe rim a straightyedge' shearing out However, straight ,edged knives may is some cases be. substituted for valuable-feature of construction, the knives can be adjusted and removed for sharpening and replacedby simply loosening the. binding screws; and the cutting edges can be raised or-lowered through the medium of' the adjusting screws at the edge of a spoke so each knife edge will be in the same plane whereby the cabbage or other material will be cut toa uniform thickness.

beveled surfaceadjacent to its edge and that .the bevel is at the under surface of a knife when the same is in position upon'the top of the spoke."- The edge of each knife slightly laps .over the rear edge of the spoke and cover late in front of the'said knife and the knife edge is slightly raised above the surface of the cover plate and spoke so as to form anopening 30 through which the several pieces or strips of the vegetables being out or sliced are delivered downwardly. The thickness of the cut slices obviously depends upon the size of the opening 30 WlliCll CilIl be varied by theadjustment of screws 31 and screws 36 without removing the screws 37 inasmuch as the cover plate is flexible. Further, it will be observed that the beveled edge of each cover plate is upon the top surface thereof when in position and ends back of the cutting edge of a knife, so there are no projections to engage the vegetables being cut, as the plates slide beneath them. 'The top of the cutter thus consists of I a series of plain surfaces, one edge of each consisting of a knife-edge and the opposite edge slightly extendedbeneath and out of contact with the knife edge at the rear.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings it will be clear that I have produced a'cutter which will'cut cabbages into long thin strips, a form especially desirable for the manufacture oftin cabbages, etc., of a base; a housing; a

bri ge tree extending from side to side of so desiredi the housing; a bearing in connection with y the bridgetree;rstandards at opposite sides of the housing; across bar supported by. y the standards;- bearings supported by the i cross bar; a horizontal shaft journaled-in said bearings; said shaft having at one end a beveled gearwheel; a bearing for a vertical shaft in connection with the cross bar;

avertical shaft with a beveled gear wheel at zthetop endjournaled in the hearings on the cross bar and on the bridgetree; means for imparting rotary motion to the horizontal shaft; adisk located below the bridge tree and within the housing and secured to the shaft, said disk having a huband rim with spokes each with a beveled under surface uniting the hub and rim; and knives secured '25 1 to the spokes; said shaft and disk being supported and guided by the bearings in connec tion with thecross bar and bridge tree.

2. The combination in amachineforcub ting cabbages, or other material, and having suit-able operating mechanism, of a housing;

. ting cabbages, or other material, of a housa rotary shaft; a disk within the housing ting cabbages, or other material of a hous ing; a rotar I par s ry =porting the shaft'and disk; supportedabove the plane by vby an adjustable and carried by the ,shaft'"'rneans .for supand a hopper disk and in a horizontal a hinged connection at one end and rod at the other end.

' 3. The combination in a machine for cuty shaft; a disk within the housing and carried by the shaft; means for supporting the shaft and disk; means for immovement to the shaft and disk; and a hopper -having. a tapering inner surface; a closed top, an opening at one 3 said hopper hinged connection and at the other en anadjustable rod having a spring, for' the end only for the reception of vegetables and supported at one end a purpose specified..

4. The combination in a machine for out- ;a br dge tree; a crossbar; a' rotary shaft; a disk within the housing and carried .by the shaft; means for supporting the shaft and disk -mea ns for i mgiarting rotary motion 'to' the shaft and isk; and a'curved tapering hopper supported above the disk,

' one end being pivoted to'the brid e. tree, and

the other, end movablysupporte cross bar.

A disk hub,'-a rinl, spokes uniting the hub and mm, each spoke havinga'n u per horizontal surface and an under beve ed surface, a series of knives, each knife having open slots secured .to the horizontal surfaces of the V a spokes, cover plates each with a beveled 1 edge'above the. knives, rf curing the cover plates and knives in place.

Y a bearing on the cross 7 ,in the bearing on the bridge tree and the bearing inconnection with the cross bar, a disk with open slots and knives secured bridge tree and the cross =hub, a rim, spokes and knives secured to the spokes;.the under surfaces of the spokes being beveled and one edge of each of a housing, a bridge tree secured and screws for se 6. Adisk for a cutting machine having a uniting the hub and rim,

surfaces spoke having a vertlcal surface, for the purpose set forth secured to the upper horizontal, surfaces ofthe spokes, cover plates the 8. The combination in a cutting machine,

to the houson the bridge tree, a cross bar,

ing a bearing bar, a shaft journaled t0 supported by the bar in a horizontal the top surface of the disk.

the shaft, and a hopper position above 9 The combinatlon of a disk having a from the for a cutting'machine having a -11. The combination of of the cover plates above ing machine hub,'a rim, and spaced spokes uniting the hub and rim so as to form open spaces between the spokes; cover plates, each having a beveled edge and. secured to the top surface of a-spoke; knives, each having one edge located between a cover plate and a'spoke \vith'its opposite cutting edge extended so as to slightly overlap and occupy a position out of contact with the rear edge of a cover plate upon the spoke in front'of the .knife; and means for 'detachably securing the knives in fixed positions so as to provide open spaces 30 between the knives at-their cutting edges and the top surfaces of the cover plates. 10. The combination of a disk'having a hub, a rim, and spaced spokes uniting the hub and rim so as td'form open spaces between the spokes; cover plates, each having a beveled edge and secured to the top horizontal surface of a spoke; knives, each having one'edge located between a cover plate and a spoke with its opposite cutting edge extended so as to slightly overlap and occupy a position outof contact with'the rear edge of a cover'plate upon the spoke in front of the knife; means for detachably securing the knivesin fixed the top surfaces of the cover plates; and

- means for adjusting the cutting edges of the knives and the edges of thecover plates to i widen or'narrow the open spaces 30 between the knife edges and the top surfaces of the cover plates adjacent to the knife edges.

a disk having a hub, a rim, and spokes rim to form open spaces between the spokes; cover plates, each having one e e'beveled, secured to the top surfaces of t e s okes;

knives, each with a beveledsurface a jacent the cutting edge, located between the cover plates and spokes, the cutting edge of each knife extended and overlapping and out of contact with the rear edge of a cover plate adjacent thereto to form open spaces 30;

means for securing the and set-screws engaging the spokes and the under surfaces of the knives for adjusting the edges of the knives relative to the edges of the'cover plates adjacent thereto..

12. The combination of a disk for a slichaving a hub, a rim, and spokes uniting the hub and positions so as to provide open spaces 30 between the knife edges and knives and the edges them to the spokes;

uniting the hub and rim to form open spaces between thespokes; knives, eachwith a beveled surface adjacent the cutting edge, detachably secured to the top horizontal surfaces of the s okes so the cutting edge of each knife an will slightly. over ap and occupy a=position out of contact with and above the top sur face of a spoke adjacent thereto, thus 'form ing open spaces 30; and means for adjustr ing and holding the cutting edges of the knives at different distances above the top the beveled surface thereof i omit surfaces of: the adjacent spokes for varying ably and odjustably securing the km the size of the 0 en 5 aces 30 insubstenee' v 1 'as set forth.

18. The combination of e disk for a cutting machine having a hulo, a, rim, and spokes uniting the. hub and riin so as to form open spaces between the hub and rim; forated fillet-strips 35; perforated cover plates 33 itff'beveled edges 34; screws 37 securingthe cover plates and filler strips to the top surfaces of the spokes; knives 29 between. the spokeseand coveipplates, the cutting edge of each knife overlapping but out of contact with the surface of a cover plate adjacent thereto; and screws for adjustebliy securing the knives and the edges of the cover plates above the knives to the top surfaces of the spokes. i j

14. The combination of e disk having hub, a rim, and spokes uniting the hub and rim, said, spokes fashioned so uls to provide curved open s eaces between them; COVE-P plates With curved edges, the surface cent one edge being beveled, secueed to the tops of the spokes; knives. each with a curved edge, located between the top su1 faces of the spokes and the under StEFl ElCQS of the cover plates; and means for ot-sci ves in position; the eurved edge oil? oeoh knife loveirlup nug i he oppositely curved edge of e cover plate adjacent thereto and being slightly raised above the top surface of said plate to form openings 30 for the passage of the cut or sliced material.

15. The combination a disk for a cutting machine having open slots therein radiating from the center of the disk to points ad acent the rim: cutting knives detachably secured in a, circular series to the top Sui" feceof the disk the knives being so disposed. that the cutting of each knife slightly laps over an opening vin the disk and is slightly raised above the surface of the disk which bounds the edge of a slot soas to form open spaces 30 between the cutting edges of the knives end. the top surfaces of the disk adjacent the slots; and means for edjusti? and. holding the cut-tins" edges of the knives so as to tony the size 01 the openings 30 uniformly throughout series and beneath the knife edges. v I 1 In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HARRY o: Wiiisou.

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